US10420230B2 - Support, electronic device, and method for manufacturing the same - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a support, an electronic device, and a method for manufacturing the same.
- a support such as a rubber leg
- an electronic device such as a Laptop PC
- a support is attached to the bottom surface of a chassis of an electronic device, such as a Laptop PC, for the purpose of preventing slipping or rattling, shock absorption, and the like of an electronic device (for example, Patent Document 1).
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-167644
- a support is attached to an opening of a chassis of an electronic device, and the support has a first elastic member having a recessed portion and configured to be fitted into the opening so that the opening surface of the recessed portion is directed to the inside of the chassis and a second member having a protruding portion configured to be fitted into the recessed portion of the first member.
- An electronic device in one aspect, has a chassis having an opening and a support, in which the support has a first elastic member which has a recessed portion and which is fitted into the opening in a state where the opening surface of the recessed portion is directed to the inside of the chassis and a second member having a protruding portion fitted into the recessed portion of the first member.
- the electronic device has a chassis having an opening and a support containing a first elastic member having a recessed portion and a second member having a protruding portion configured to be fitted into the recessed portion, and the method includes a process of fitting the first member into the opening while the opening surface of the recessed portion of the first member is directed to the inside of the chassis and a process of fitting the protruding portion of the second member into the recessed portion of the first member.
- the first member of the support when the support is attached to the opening of the chassis of the electronic device, the first member of the support is first fitted into the opening so that the opening surface of the recessed portion is directed to the inside of the chassis. Since the first member has elasticity and has the recessed portion, the first member is elastically deformed in a direction where the recessed portion narrows to be able to be easily fitted into the opening. Next, the protruding portion of the second member of the support is fitted into the recessed portion.
- the support can be attached to the chassis by simple operations of the fitting of the first member into the opening and the fitting of the protruding portion of the second member into the recessed portion of the first member.
- the opening surface of the recessed portion of the first member is directed to the inside of the chassis, and therefore the support is disposed so that the opposite surface of the recessed portion of the first member is directed to the outside of the chassis.
- the first member is elastic, and therefore supports the chassis cushion-wise. For example, the action of preventing slipping or rattling of the chassis or absorbing shock is demonstrated.
- the protruding portion of the second member prevents the elastic deformation of the first member in the direction where the recessed portion narrows, and therefore the first member fitted into the chassis can be prevented from falling off from the opening.
- a support which is easily attached to and is less likely to separate from a chassis of an electronic device, an electronic device, and a method for manufacturing the same can be provided.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic device having a support according to a first embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the electronic device of FIG. 1 in which a lid is closed as viewed from the bottom surface side.
- FIGS. 3A to 3C are schematic views for explaining a support of FIG. 1 , in which FIG. 3A is a plan view, FIG. 3B is a front view, and FIG. 3C is a left side view.
- FIGS. 4A and 4B are schematic views for explaining a state before the support of FIGS. 3A to 3C is fitted into an opening of the chassis of the electronic device, in which FIG. 4A is a perspective view and FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view.
- FIGS. 5A and 5B are schematic views for explaining a state where a first member of the support of FIGS. 3A to 3C is fitted into to the opening, in which FIG. 5A is a perspective view and FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view.
- FIGS. 6A and 6B are schematic views for explaining a state where a protruding portion of a second member of the support of FIGS. 3A to 3C is fitted into a recessed portion of the first member, in which FIG. 6A is a perspective view and FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view.
- FIGS. 7A to 7C are schematic views for explaining a support according to a second embodiment, in which FIG. 7A is a plan view, FIG. 7B is a front view, and FIG. 7C is a left side view.
- FIGS. 8A and 8B are schematic views for explaining a state where the protruding portion of the second member of the support of FIGS. 7A to 7C is fitted into the recessed portion of the first member, in which FIG. 8A is a perspective view and FIG. 8B is a cross-sectional view.
- FIG. 9 is a plan view schematically illustrating a support according to a modification.
- FIG. 10 is a plan view schematically illustrating a support according to a modification.
- FIG. 11 is a plan view schematically illustrating a support according to a modification.
- a support of an aspect of the present invention is applicable to the bottom surface of chassis of various kinds of electronic devices, such as a notebook type personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a Laptop PC), a desktop type personal computer, a server, a tablet computer, and the like, for example.
- a notebook type personal computer hereinafter referred to as a Laptop PC
- a desktop type personal computer a server
- a tablet computer a tablet computer
- a Laptop PC 1 has a body 2 and a lid 3 which is hinge-connected to the rear end of the body 2 and is openable/closable to the body 2 .
- a liquid crystal display 4 On the surface facing the body 2 of the lid 3 , a liquid crystal display 4 , for example, displaying various kinds of information is provided.
- the body 2 has a chassis 5 of a flat box shape.
- the chassis 5 is configured by attaching an upper surface cover 6 and a bottom surface cover 7 in such a manner as to face each other.
- the chassis 5 contains a substrate, a CPU, a memory, an HDD, an SDD, a battery, and the like which are not illustrated (hereinafter referred to as “internal parts, such as a substrate”) thereinside.
- input means such as a keyboard 8 and a touchpad 9 , are provided on the side of the upper surface cover 6 of the chassis 5 .
- supports 100 , 102 , 104 , and 106 are individually attached to the four corners of the bottom surface cover 7 of the chassis 5 of the Laptop PC 1 .
- the supports 100 and 102 are attached to the rear end side (side hinge-connected to the lid 3 ) of the bottom surface cover 7 so that the longitudinal direction thereof is directed to the right and left direction of the chassis 5 .
- the supports 104 and 106 are attached to the front end side of the bottom surface cover 7 so that the longitudinal direction is directed to the forward and backward direction of the chassis 5 .
- the arrangement number, the arrangement places, the arrangement directions, and the like of the support 10 in the Laptop PC 1 can be changed as appropriate.
- the support 10 projects to the outside relative to the bottom surface cover 7 .
- the support 10 is formed of elastic materials, such as rubber, for example, and functions as a rubber leg of the Laptop PC 1 . More specifically, the support 10 has functions of (1) preventing rattling between the Laptop PC 1 and the placement surface and damages on the placement surface, (2) forming a gap between the placement surface and the bottom surface cover 7 of the Laptop PC 1 to facilitate the circulation of the air inside and outside the chassis 5 , and (3) absorbing shock to be applied to the chassis 5 of the Laptop PC 1 .
- the support 10 is described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3A to 3C .
- the support 10 is configured by connecting a first member 20 , a connection member 30 , and a second member 40 in this order in the longitudinal direction.
- the support 10 is formed of elastic materials, such as rubber, for example, and is formed by pouring a melted nitrile rubber (NBR) into a die, followed by integral molding. More specifically, the first member 20 , the connection member 30 , and the second member 40 form a monolithically molded article containing the same elastic material.
- NBR melted nitrile rubber
- the first member 20 is a portion to be fitted into an opening provided in the bottom surface cover 7 and the size thereof is determined according to the size of the opening.
- the first member 20 contains a long and narrow recessed portion 22 provided in the center, a long and narrow flange 24 provided in such a manner as to surround the opening surface of the recessed portion 22 , a bottom surface 26 having a substantially bowl shape and serving as the placement surface, and a groove 28 formed over the periphery of the first member 20 between the flange 24 and the bottom surface 26 .
- the bottom surface 26 is a part of the peripheral surface of the first member 20 and is formed on the side opposite to the opening surface of the recessed portion 22 .
- a hole 220 (communication portion) having a very small diameter communicating to the bottom surface 26 is formed.
- the hole 220 functions as an air hole releasing the air when the second member 20 is fitted into the recessed portion 22 .
- the position and the number of the hole 220 in the recessed portion 22 can be set as appropriate and another communication portion, such as a slit, instead of the hole 220 may be acceptable.
- connection member 30 is a thin plate-like substance extending from one end in the longitudinal direction of the flange 24 of the first member 20 to one end in the longitudinal direction of the second member 40 and connects the first member 20 and the second member 40 .
- the connection member 30 can be easily bent in substantially the center in the longitudinal direction. Since the first member 20 and the second member 40 are connected by the connection member 30 , it is not necessary to separately prepare the first member 20 and the second member 40 in the attachment, which can prevent the loss of one member.
- the second member 40 is a portion configured to be fitted into the recessed portion 22 of the first member 20 .
- the second member 40 contains a protruding portion 42 having substantially the same shape as and a complementary shape with the recessed portion 22 of the first member and a rib 44 formed on the protruding portion 42 .
- the “substantially the same shape as and a complementary shape” refers to the fact that the outer surface shape defining the protruding portion 42 is substantially the same as the inner surface shape defining the recessed portion 22 and includes cases where the protruding portion 42 is slightly larger and slightly smaller than the recessed portion 22 .
- the protruding portion 42 slightly expands the recessed portion 22 when the protruding portion 42 is fitted into the recessed portion 22 .
- the first member 20 is elastically deformed so as to expand outward, and therefore the fitting between the first member 20 and an opening 70 provided in the bottom surface cover 7 is further strengthened.
- the bottom surface 420 is a flat surface and is located on a plane flush with the connection member 30 and the flange 24 of the first member 20 ( FIG. 3B ). More specifically, when the protruding portion 42 of the second member 40 is fitted into the recessed portion 22 of the first member 20 , the bottom surface 420 configures a flat surface with the flange 24 ( FIGS. 6A and 6B ).
- An upper surface 422 of the protruding portion 42 has a dome shape in which the center is bulged in accordance with the bottom surface of the recessed portion 22 of the first member 20 .
- the rib 44 is formed over the periphery of the protruding portion 42 on a surface parallel to the bottom surface 420 and the upper surface 422 of the protruding portion 42 .
- the rib 44 has a size that the rib 44 very slightly projects outward from the protruding portion 42 .
- the first member 20 When the projection length of the rib 44 is large, the first member 20 is elastically deformed so as to expand outward, which can further strengthen the fitting between the first member 20 and the bottom surface cover 7 .
- the arrangement and the number of the rib 44 on the protruding portion 42 can be set as appropriate.
- FIG. 4A is a schematic view illustrating a state before the support 10 is attached to the opening 70 provided in the bottom surface cover 7 .
- FIG. 4B is a schematic view illustrating this state in the cross section in the lateral direction including the hole 220 of the support 10 .
- FIG. 5A is a schematic view illustrating a state after the support 10 is attached to the opening 70 provided in the bottom surface cover 7 .
- FIG. 5B is a schematic view illustrating this state in the cross section in the lateral direction including the hole 220 of the support 10 .
- FIG. 6A is a schematic view illustrating a state after the second member 40 is fitted into the first member 20 of the support 10 .
- FIG. 6B is a schematic view illustrating this state in the cross section in the lateral direction including the hole 220 of the support 10 .
- the opening 70 penetrating an inner surface 7 A and an outer surface 7 B is provided in the bottom surface cover 7 .
- the inner surface 7 A is a surface on the side facing the upper surface cover 6 when assembling the chassis 5 and is a surface defining the internal space (accommodation portion of internal parts, such as a substrate) of the chassis 5 with the upper surface cover 6 .
- the outer surface 7 B is a surface defining the bottom surface (placement surface) of the chassis 5 .
- the inner surface 7 A side of the bottom surface cover 7 is also referred to as “inside” and the outer surface 7 B side is also referred to as “outside”.
- An edge portion 72 defining the opening 70 is provided with a projection portion 720 projecting toward the central axis of the opening 70 and a flat portion 722 formed on the internal surface of the projection portion 720 .
- the bottom surface cover 7 and the support 10 are prepared, and then the support 10 is disposed inside the opening 70 of the bottom surface cover 7 as illustrated in FIGS. 4A and 4B . More specifically, the support 10 is disposed so that the opening surface of the recessed portion 22 of the first member 20 of the support 10 is directed to the inside and the bottom surface 26 is directed to the outside (opening 70 side).
- the support 10 is moved in a direction indicated by the arrow X, so that the first member 20 is pressed into the opening 70 .
- the first elastic member 20 has the recessed portion 22 , and therefore is elastically deformed in the direction where the recessed portion 22 narrows. Therefore, the groove 28 of the first member 20 can be easily engaged in the projection portion 720 of the bottom surface cover 7 .
- the flange 24 of the first member 20 abuts on the flat portion 722 of the bottom surface cover 7 , which regulates further movement of the support 10 . This facilitates the positioning of the bottom surface cover 7 of the first member 20 to the opening 70 and makes it less likely for the support 10 to fall off on the outside of the bottom surface cover 7 after the attachment.
- the first member 20 of the support 10 is fitted into the opening 70 of the bottom surface cover 7 ( FIGS. 5A and 5B ).
- the bottom surface 26 of the first member 20 of the support 10 projects to the outside of the bottom surface cover 7 ( FIG. 5B ).
- connection member 30 is bent at the center thereof, the second member 40 of the support 10 is moved in a direction indicated by the arrow R, and then the protruding portion 42 of the second member 40 is pressed into the recessed portion 22 of the first member 20 as illustrated in FIG. 5A .
- the second member 40 may be elastically deformed so as to be easily pressed into the recessed portion 22 .
- the hole 220 is provided in the recessed portion 22 of the first member 20 . Therefore, the air in the recessed portion 22 of the first member 20 pressed out by the protruding portion 42 of the second member 40 is released from the hole 220 , so that the reaction force of the air in the pressing is reduced. Therefore, the protruding portion 42 of the second member 40 can be easily fitted into the recessed portion 22 of the first member 20 , which increases the workability of the attachment.
- the rib 44 of the second member 40 abuts on or bites into the surface of the recessed portion 22 of the first member 20 . This makes it less likely for the protruding portion 42 of the second member 40 to fall off from the recessed portion 22 of the first member 20 .
- the projection length of the rib 44 is large, the first member 20 is elastically deformed so as to expand outward, which can further strengthen the fitting between the first member 20 and the bottom surface cover 7 .
- the attachment of the support 10 to the bottom surface cover 7 is completed ( FIGS. 6A and 6B ).
- the support 10 (the flange 24 of the first member 20 , the connection member 30 , and the bottom surface 420 of the protruding portion 42 of the second member 40 ) is located on a plane substantially flush with the inner surface 7 A of the bottom surface cover 7 as illustrated in FIGS. 6A and 6B . Therefore, the internal parts, such as a substrate, can be disposed so as to abut on the support 10 when assembling the chassis 5 . In this case, the internal parts, such as a substrate, can regulate the movement of the support 10 and the movement of the second member 40 to the first member 20 . Thus, the support 10 can be prevented from separating from the bottom surface cover 7 or the second member 40 of the support 10 can be prevented from separating from the first member 20 .
- the recessed portion 22 of the first member 20 and the protruding portion 42 of the second member 40 have substantially the same shape and a complementary shape with each other and the protruding portion 42 of the second member 40 is closely stuck to the recessed portion 22 of the first member 20 with no gap to be fitted thereinto. Therefore, after the attachment of the support 10 to the bottom surface cover 7 (after the fitting of the protruding portion 42 of the second member 30 ), the elastic deformation of the first member 20 including the groove 28 is prevented. This can prevent the separation of the first member 20 fitted into the bottom surface cover 7 from the opening 70 .
- the first member 20 of the support 10 projecting from the bottom surface of the chassis 5 functions as a rubber leg.
- the pressing force from the outside to the inside of the chassis 5 is applied to the first member 20 of the support 10 .
- the elastic deformation of the first member 20 including the groove 28 is prevented by the protruding portion 42 of the second member 40 as described above, and therefore the separation of the support 10 from the bottom surface cover 7 of the chassis 5 can be prevented.
- a support 10 A according to a second embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to FIGS. 7A to 7C and FIGS. 8A and 8B .
- the shapes of a recessed portion of a first member and a protruding portion of a second member are different from each other.
- the support 10 A is different from the support 10 of the first embodiment in which the portions have substantially the same shape and a complementary shape with each other.
- the other configurations of the support 10 A are substantially the same as the configurations of the support 10 and are designated by the same reference numerals and designations, and thus a description thereof is omitted.
- a second member 40 A of the support 10 A is different in the shape from the recessed portion 22 of the first member 20 and has a shape in which an upper surface 422 A of a protruding portion 42 A is recessed to the central inner side except both ends in the longitudinal direction (On the other hand, in the support 10 of the first embodiment, the upper surface 422 of the protruding portion 42 of the second member 40 has the dome shape in which the center is bulged in accordance with the bottom surface of the recessed portion 22 of the first member 20 as illustrated in FIGS. 3A to 3C .). Therefore, a material for use in the protruding portion 42 A can be reduced as compared with a material for the protruding portion 42 of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 8A is a schematic view illustrating a state after the protruding portion 42 A of the second member 40 A is fitted into the recessed portion 22 of the first member 20 .
- FIG. 8B is a schematic view illustrating this state in the cross section in the lateral direction including the hole 220 of the support 10 A.
- a void portion 50 is formed between the recessed portion 22 and the upper surface 422 A of the protruding portion 42 A.
- the void portion 50 functions as an air spring.
- the chassis 5 of the Laptop PC 1 when the chassis 5 of the Laptop PC 1 is placed on a desk or the like, the pressing force from the outside to the inside of the chassis 5 is applied to the first member 20 of the support 10 A.
- the void portion 50 is formed between the first member 20 and the second member 40 A, and therefore the bottom surface 26 of the first member 20 can be elastically deformed in a direction from the outside to the inside of the chassis 5 and in the opposite direction. This improves the shock absorbability of the support 10 A.
- the elastic deformation does not cause the separation of the support 10 A from the bottom surface cover 7 of the chassis 5 .
- the protruding portion 42 A of the second member 40 A is fitted into a deeper side than a position facing the groove 28 of the recessed portion 22 .
- the void portion 50 is formed on the outer side (position close to the outside of the chassis 5 ) than a plane (dotted line L) formed by the groove 28 . Therefore, even when the bottom surface 26 of the first member 20 is elastically deformed, the protruding portion 42 A of the second member 40 A prevents the elastic deformation of the groove 28 of the first member 20 . This can prevent the separation of the support 10 A from the bottom surface cover 7 of the chassis 5 .
- the shapes of the first member and the second member of the above-described aspects of the present invention can be changed to a rectangular parallelepiped, an oval, a cone, a hemisphere, a sphere, and a combination thereof, and the like as appropriate corresponding to the attachment portion, the attachment number, required load bearing performance, and the like of the support.
- a substantially hemispherical first member 20 B having a substantially hemispherical recessed portion 22 B and a second member 40 B having a hemispherical protruding portion 42 B may be connected by a connection member 30 B.
- the shape of the support 10 B in a state where the second member 40 B is fitted into the first member 20 B (state where the support 10 B is attached to the bottom surface cover 7 ) is also a substantially hemispherical shape.
- a material of the second member of the above-described aspects of the present invention may be different from a material of the first member.
- an elastic body having rigidity higher than that of the first member and an inelastic body, such as metal, may be used. In this case, the elastic deformation of the first member after the second member is fitted into the recessed portion of the first member can be further prevented.
- a hole penetrating the bottom surface and the upper surface of the protruding portion of the second member may be provided.
- a slit may be provided in the surface of the recessed portion of the first member or the surface of the protruding portion of the second member, so that the air may be pressed out to the outside through the slit when the protruding portion of the second member is fitted into the recessed portion of the first member.
- a hole may not be provided in the first member 20 B and the second member 40 B as in the support 10 B illustrated in FIG. 9 .
- connection member can also be altered as appropriate.
- the above-described embodiments describe the example in which the first member 20 and the second member 40 are connected in the longitudinal direction through the connection member 30 but the present invention is not limited thereto.
- first member 20 and the second member 40 may be connected in the lateral direction through a connection member 30 C as in a support 10 C according to a modification illustrated in FIG. 10 .
- the support 10 C can be made compact (The length in the longitudinal direction can be reduced).
- a notch 32 may be provided substantially in the center in the longitudinal direction of a connection member 30 D as in a support 10 D according to a modification illustrated in FIG. 11 .
- the notch 32 facilitates the bending of the connection member 30 D when the protruding portion of the second member is fitted into the recessed portion of the first member.
- the connection member 30 D may be cut by the notch 32 . This can prevent the bent connection portion from disturbing the arrangement of the other members in the chassis 5 .
- connection member may be provided in the recessed portion of the first member or on the protruding portion of the second member so as to entirely or partially accommodate the connection member when the protruding portion of the second member is fitted into the recessed portion of the first member.
- first member and the second member are connected by the connection member
- first member and the second member may be provided as separate bodies without providing the connection member in the support.
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